Quaternary 3D Models

Quaternary 3D Models

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​Quaternary 3D models of Dublin and Cork

Version 1 (2016)

3D models of the Quaternary in Dublin City
and Cork City are now available to download for free.

The models are done with the software named
"Subsurface Viewer". It is a Geological Information System (GIS) especially
designed for the visualization and analysis of the near-surface geology, http://subsurfaceviewer.com/ssv/

If you are not sure which Windows version you
have, go to "Start", then "Control Panel" and click on the "System" icon. In
there, it specifies the Windows version.

Then download the Zip file of Dublin or Cork,
depending on the model you want to see. The Zip file contains the .SVP
file which is the 3D model, a brief explanation of the Quaternary geology of the
model and instructions of how to query the model by doing synthetic boreholes
and cross section: